Australia - A Cultural History (Third Edition) John Rickard

Australia - Monash University Publishing





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Publication Date: Nov 2017
RRP: $39.95
ISBN: 9781921867606
Format: Paperback
Size: 153mm x 234mm
Pages: 320
Category: Australasian & Pacific, Indigenous Studies, Sociology

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A Cultural History (Third Edition)
John Rickard


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Publisher Year: 1996

Edition: Second Edition

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‘This third edition of Australia: A Cultural History is to be welcomed, not just because Rickard’s book is still one of the two best overviews of the nation’s history… a new edition provides an opportunity to reflect on where history has taken us since the bicentenary.’ Inside Story

‘A perceptive, balanced, wide-ranging interpretation of the evolution of modern Australia which is both erudite and well-written.’ Duncan Bythell


John Rickard’s Australia: A Cultural History, first published in 1988, is still the only short history of Australia from a cultural perspective. It has also acquired a unique reputation as an introduction to the development of Australian society and was listed by the historian and public intellectual John Hirst in his ‘First XI: The best Australian history books’.

Although arranged chronologically, this book is not a chronicle, still less a laborious detailing of governors and governments: rather, it focuses on the transmission of values, beliefs and customs amongst the diverse mix of peoples who are today’s Australians. The story begins with the sixty thousand years of the Aboriginal presence and their continuing material and spiritual relationship with the land, and takes the reader through the turbulent years of British colonisation and the emergence, through prosperity, war and depression, of the cultural accommodations which have been distinctively Australian. This Third Edition concludes with a critical review of the challenges facing contemporary Australia and warns that ‘we may get the future we deserve’.


John Rickard
John Rickard is the author of two prize-winning books, Class and Politics: New South Wales, Victoria and the Early Commonwealth, 1890-1910 and H.B. Higgins: The Rebel as Judge. Janet McCalman has described his innovative book about the family of Alfred Deakin, A Family Romance, as...
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An interesting read but not as informative as I had hoped for, particularly on the issue of immigration in the 1960s - would have been good to see more on this topic as I went out to Australia as a child during that period - 7/10.

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Australia

A Cultural History (Third Edition)

By John Rickard

About The Author:- John Rickard is the author of two prize-winning books,& Rickard has written widely on Australian culture and biography. In his youth he worked as an actor and singer. He is an emeritus professor at Monash University.

A Well written Book On Cultural History of Australia, Each page gives you a unique And Ultimate information about this Wonderful Nation. Their is several illustrations provided in the Book Which Itself A unique, Prior reading this Book I was Not Known several facts which this Book Contains About Australia And its peoples, The Book Starts With History Era To Modern Australia And Covers Each And Every aspect of this great Nation.

This Is a kind of Book Which Gives special attention towards Australian cultural facts and figures in depth with covering all the aspects ,I Also found lots of interesting facts to know through this Book On This Nation ,So just Start Reading and Turning The pages To Know More About the Cultural history of the Australia Through This Book In Detailed Way.

I recommend this Book To scholars And Professors Who Have a keen interest Area on Australian cultural history along with basic history,

Also This Book Can Be read By General readers Also To Know The Real Facts And Figures On Australia if you genuinely wants to know,

John Rickard's Australia: A Cultural History, first published in 1988, is still the only short history of Australia from a cultural perspective. It has also acquired a unique reputation as an introduction to the development of Australian society and was listed by the historian and public intellectual John Hirst in his 'First XI: The best Australian history books'.

Each And Every Chapter Presents After Deep research With real Facts by the author ,So just Start Reading And Turning The pages And enjoy The Read.

Great Book On Australia’s Cultural History.